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Having been an AK fan from day one and owning all her previous work, I purchased this album without sampling any of it and is totally happy with it. It is Alicia and she has matured and it shows in her songs. The production is great, the lyrics are strong and powerful. I had listened to this album twice before I had even realized it repeated. My only upset is not having Girl On Fire without the dreadful Nicki Minaj feature. I erased both off of my ipod and laptop and now I have to buy the single without the feature, I feel like the feature version should have been on a deluxe version, other than that I am very happy with this album and believes that Alicia will continue to be a force in the R&B world.

A fav is the oddly produced "When its all over", "Fire we make" and "Not even the king" she has an overall amazing album but these are my favorite thus far.

De Novo Adagio (Intro) - I was pretty happy that Alicia Keys' returned back to her piano introductions, when her last album didn't have one at all, I was pretty disappointed. I was expecting a bit of a beat or breakdown after the slow piano tunes, however, I loved how it connected to the next song of the album.

Brand New Me - This song seems to be the highlight of the album. Period. The emotions that Alicia brings in the song, you could tell that she has been through a lot, and it really gives out a great message to those who wants to be someone or change, even move on.

When It's All Over - A mixture of hip-hop, pop, and jazz is included in this song, it's very amazing how great she sounds in the song, and it's not really a style she would perform in. The ending with her son, Egypt, was most definitely a cute and adorable moment.

Listen to Your Heart - A smooth sound and a soft and mellow voice that is a very interesting part of Girl on Fire. Clearly, Alicia Keys is saying that "you gotta listen to your heart", and using "heart" as if it was a person by using "he", which is pretty awkward if you ask me, but it still works well, then the song fades and then.....

New Day - BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! The drums blow in, Swizz Beats really impressed me with this song, he adds in hip-hop and classical music all in one, this is a very amazing song, and maybe I must say that I do like this version 10 times better than the version with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent.

Girl on Fire - I'm honestly glad that this version was included in this album. Out of all of the versions, Bluelight and Inferno were definitely my favorites. Without adding her Roman, Barbie, and Martha in the song, Nicki Minaj puts out her pure Onika in this song, she's more family-friendly in this song, and as a Nicki Minaj fan, I give her plaudits for that. The "con" of this song is some of the lyrics, which seem to be weak and confusing. How can the "girl" go from "having her feet on the ground and having her head in the clouds," to "on top of the world?" Oh well, overall, it was great.

Fire We Make - I'm actually shocked that this is Maxwell's first duet of his whole career. But I'll say that this is definitely the sexiest and mature song of the album. I love that Alicia starts to sing similar to Maxwell's voice range, this song was definitely worth it.

Tears Always Win - A not-so radio friendly song that, in my opinion, is a really great song of the album, it's more of her style from her As I Am and The Diary of Alicia Keys days.

Not Even The King - From the time I heard this song, I had the feeling that Emeli Sande contributed to writing this song. Although very quick and simple, it has a very amazing meaning to it.

That's When I Knew - Starting off with an amazing background guitar, and amazing vocals from the one and only.

Limitedless - When I first heard the beginning of the song, it sounded as if she was going soft rock or alternative, and when the beat drops, everything changes when she brings out her reggae to the entire song. It's definitely interesting, because it's not really what you would expect from Alicia, she's trying new and unique styles to make the album more great.

One Thing - This Frank Ocean written piece is very good, not so great, if you compare it to Brandy's version of "Scared of Beautiful" on Two Eleven. It was good.

101 - The final song of the album, a very lengthy one also, is where things start to get haunting, she saves the best for last, actually. As the song goes on, is where things start to blow and get more crazier. It was definitely an impression.

Overall, I must say, although Girl on Fire has a little bit of flaws, it was really an improvement from her last one, The Element of Freedom, which was honestly not that great as I wanted it. This and The Diary of Alicia Keys are definitely worth buying. :)

Alicia Keys (AK) took her time with this album. She conceptualized and was the executive producer of this album. Her maturity shows and she shares some wisdom in the lyrics. She is basically talking about the love she has around her and not to worry about what other people say about you. Most of the album is great for easy listening. There are some grown and sexy tracks that I added into my rotation for setting the mood.

One reason why I purchased this album was Alicia Keys is the Creative Director for Blackberry. I listen to her album from my Blackberry. Check out my review of the Blackberry Z10.

I pre-ordered this album and received it on the day it came out. When I put it on my stereo I was floored, Alicia Keys is one artist that continues to shine brightly in her own right. She always seemed to be the type of artist that had an old soul but always ahead of her time,she created her own lane that no one can mimic nor follow. She is has one extraordinary catalog of GREAT music. I have to say that songs like Brand New Me, 101,One Thing,and That's When I Knew are beautiful ballads I can relate them and her pain and emotion in her voice is exquisite. I love how in One Thing and 101 it just feels like it touches you to the soul. It feels as if she is singing to you and you can vision everything she is singing about.One of my favorite songs on Girl On Fire is Listen to Your Heart that song describes pretty much everything I'm going through. Its all about listen to your heart what do you say what does your heart say and follow your heart. I love the message the whole album is great really enjoy it listen to it everyday.

"As many people who know me know, I am a dedicated Alicia Keys fan. I don't know her personally, but I know that she is brilliant--a musical genius. And from what I do know of her through what she portrays in her music, as well as her philanthropic quests and undertakings, I can only believe that she is a classic diamond in the rough. My goal here, though, is not to extol the greatness that is Alicia Keys, but to review her latest album, Girl on Fire. There's been a lot of publicity surrounding this album, and she's done a lot of promotion in the months leading up to and since it's release on November 27th. And yes, I'm ... late with this review (give me a break, I'm a full-time grad student!), but I assure you that I was very eager to very quickly purchase the album on its release date, and I can't think of a better way I could have spent those 8 bucks...." for the rest of this review, please go to [...]

The more I listen to this album the more I hear different things in each song that cause me to love it more and more. Alicia's voice is raspy in some songs, but that has always been the case. This is what makes her voice distinctive along with the amount of emotion her music is able to elicit from the listener. Great mix of upbeat/ up tempo songs and slower more romantic/ thoughtful songs.